Name Frames

My folks asked me to make some name frames for them to give as Christmas gifts. I have not made name frames for a couple of years and had been brainstorming what I wanted to do with them. Well, after the family being sick in October and my Mom's leukemia diagnosis in November I had not started them. Because of that I was able to use Vintage Vogue and Very Vintage. When I saw those in the preorder I was excited and knew exactly what I was going to use. So those along with the filigree in Friends 24-7 and the Symphony Wheel, I went to work. Although they are very similar, I tried to make each one different with a bit of color and placement of tags and such.
I used Soft Suede for the lettering with Timeless Type. Stamping was done with Soft Suede and Sahara Sand. Cardstock is Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper and Very Vanilla. Ribbon is the new Satin Ribbon and the brads are the vanilla jumbo brads. The Scallop Trim Border Punch was also used.

The bit of color here is Ruby Red.

The bit of color on this one is Always Artichoke.

The bit of color here is Bordering Blue.

Now I think I need to make one of these for my own house. What do you think?
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Friends!

I was able to spend some time in my stamp room yesterday. I love that two of the new sets in the Occasions mini have a friend(s) stamp. This is what I accomplished.



This uses the set With All My Heart. What a fun set! And the Designer Series Paper Sending Love coordinates with it. It is wonderful and has sparkles! Love that.
The inks used are Real Red and Pretty in Pink. I stamped on Very Vanilla Cardstock. How do you like the Real Red scallop frame? That was done using the Scallop Trim corner punch in the Occasions Mini and the Scallop Trim Border punch in the Sale-a-Bration Mini! YES! you can get that one FREE! How cool is that! I added Dazzling Diamonds on the littlest flower that I layerd and then added a Rhinestone brad. The Vanilla Satin ribbon is new. There are 9 colors to choose from of that. It is fabulous.




This uses the Vintage Vogue set and the Very Vintage Wheel. These are my absolute favorites in the Occasions Mini. I stamped on Shimmery White with Going Gray, Basic Gray and Pretty in Pink. The Friends was stamped on Pretty in Pink. I rocked and rolled the flowers and cut them out. The Pretty in Pink corduroy button is in the mini as well. They also come in Real Red. I used the Scallop punches again on this card.


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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year to you all!!! A new year means new products from Stampin' Up! It is Sale-a-bration and Occasions Mini time!!! LOT's of new and FREE product!
You can see the mini's in my sidebar. Just click on the image to view.
If you are interested in classes here they are:

Club/Classes
January 14 - 7pm-10-m - We will be making a winter card that my club asked to make and then a couple Valentine things.

February 4 - 7pm-10pm - Focus will be Birthday!

March 4 - 7pm-10pm - Not sure yet but wanted to get the date out.

Club members attend class for FREE. Classes are $12. $6 with a $30 order. Let me know if you are attending January class by January 12. Call or email me.

Classes are at my house. When you email me to attend I will give you my address if you don't know it.

I hope to hear from you!

Debra

353-6810

4debra@sbcglobal.net

Christmas Wrap-up

Christmas is over and we now look to a New Year. I don't make resolutions for the New Year. But I do have daily goals. This song pretty much sums it up and I want to share that today.

Speak, O Lord, as we come to You

To receive the food of Your Holy Word.

Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;

Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,

That the light of Christ might be seen today

In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.

Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us

All Your purposes for Your glory.

Teach us, Lord, full obedience,

Holy reverence, true humility;

Test our thoughts and our attitudes

In the radiance of Your purity.

Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see

Your majestic love and authority.

Words of pow'r that can never fail—

Let their truth prevail over unbelief.

Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;

Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—

Truths unchanged from the dawn of time

That will echo down through eternity.

And by grace we'll stand on Your promises,

And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.

Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built

And the earth is filled with Your glory.

My prayer is that if you don't know Christ, that you will come to Him. He is our Lord and Savior and came that all may have life. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. I love all of you my dear friends. Debra

Christmas Traditions

Christmas. A time of love, giving, memories, sharing and tradition. It is a wonderful season that is here because of the gift from God. Jesus Christ is our gift from God. All we need to do is accept Him.

We all have traditions this time of year. Baking, playing, shopping, decorating. The list could be endless. In my family we bake Julekage. (pronounced: you la ka ga) This is a Swedish Christmas Bread. It is a must have and tastes wonderful. We also make Ruskies, Candy Cane Cookies and Peanut Butter Balls.

Julekage rising.

Julekage loaves rising.

MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm!!!

Julekage!!!

Ruskies. I don't know why they are called that. But they are sooooo good. The crust is butter and cream cheese. The filling is pecans and sugar with a weens of milk.

We love the hustle and bustle of being out and about. Or being in the house while the snow flurries around. And of course there is the sledding for the young ones.

Another tradition we have is reading the Christmas story. The story of Jesus the Savior's birth. He is our present from above. May you have a wonderful Merry Christmas as you celebrate this true meaning of the season.

Christmas Tags and Something New!

I made some Christmas tags today and then used a new set that is in the Occasions Mini.


I just got this tag die for the Big Shot and it is fabulous! I used the Yuletide Christmas and Serene Snowflakes sets for these.
















This uses the set I {Heart} Hearts. It also uses Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die, Small Heart Punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Real Red Satin Ribbon, and the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. These are new and will be available January 4. These are items in the new Occasions Mini. Lot's of fun stuff in there and I will share more in the next few weeks.

Thankful it's December!

October was spent with us having H1N1. It really threw us for a loop. We just had gotten over that and it was the first week in November when my Mom had a mini-stroke. The first blessing about that was we were over H1N1. The second blessing of the mini-stroke was that while my Mom was in ER she was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Had she not had the mini-stroke she would not have been diagnosed as quickly. She is home and on oral meds right now. November was pretty hectic though. My November Club/Class needed to be canceled and these were the cards that were planned. I made them for my club members.

This card was made with Branch Out which will be retiring January 4th. This set is so easy and versatile. I just love it! The other set used is Autumn Splendor. I stamped on the Wood Sheets. Those are sooooo cool!!! You can even punch them out!

This is a hinged card. The set is Berry Christmas and the background embossing uses the Petals-a-Plenty Folder.

The technique used here is Cracked Glass. I stamped the snowflake, punched it out and then sponged the edges. I then inked the whole piece in Versamark and embossed with Glassy Glaze Enamel. Versamark the image again, emboss again. Then put it in the freezer for a bit. Take it out and crack it. I sponged it with Soft Suede ink to emphasize the cracks. LOVE it. The set is a hostess set in the Holiday mini called Patterned Pines.

Patti wanted to get together for horsdoevres at her house in December. So my club did that last week and swapped cards. This was my swap.

This is the set Branch Out again. I stamped the tree and then sponged with Night of Navy and Bordering Blue. The snowflakes are stamped in white craft ink and embossed in white. The tree limbs are outlined with the white gel pen.

All cards are SUO. If you would like more information on any of these cards or products to purchase you can contact me at 4debra@sbcglobal.net.